South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a substantive old age consultant in liaison psychiatry to work across Calderdale and Kirklees, with applications closing on Friday 13 November 2026.

The full-time post covers Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax. It carries 10 programmed activities a week plus on-call duties. The starting salary is aligned with point 04 of the consultant pay scale, at £123,672 to £150,569 a year, in line with trust policy for newly appointed consultants. Interviews are currently scheduled for early December 2026.

What the role involves

The successful candidate will join the mental health liaison team, providing medical leadership to the liaison service and working with colleagues in the acute and mental health trusts to integrate psychiatry into acute medical care and improve patient outcomes. The trust says the role plays a vital part in ensuring patients receive the care they need.

The post holder will lead a multi-professional team, liaise with a wide variety of agencies, and manage clinical complexity and uncertainty using a bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge. The role also involves delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training, taking part in clinical audit and quality improvement, and meeting duties under the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act.

Who can apply

Applicants must hold an MB BS or equivalent medical qualification and be fully registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise at the time of appointment, or have checked GMC eligibility and started the application process. They must be on the GMC Specialist Register for liaison psychiatry and/or old age psychiatry, or within six months of gaining their Certificate of Completion of Training.

Approved clinician status, or the ability to achieve it within three months of appointment, is essential, as is approval under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act or the ability to achieve it within three months. A qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management, an endorsement in liaison psychiatry and MRCPsych are listed as desirable.

The trust says the role meets the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK, so applications from job seekers who need Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. The post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check, and applicants must hold and use a valid UK driving licence or provide evidence of a proposed alternative.

About the trust

South West Yorkshire Partnership is a specialist NHS foundation trust providing community, mental health and learning disability services for people in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. It also provides low and medium secure services and leads the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. The trust employs more than 4,500 staff and says a relocation package may be available for the right person.

The advert was posted on 23 October 2026. The trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so it advises candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Informal discussions can be held with Dr Viji Saravanan, medical clinical lead, on 01484 343129, or Professor Subha Thiyagesh, chief medical officer. Applications are made through NHS Jobs using reference C9378-CK2573.